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2022 Retail Category Winners and Losers (Jan-Nov)

Posted by Lance Blick on Dec 9, 2022 11:00:00 AM

As 2022 comes to a close and SiteSeer clients are looking toward and planning for 2023, we wanted to revisit a topic we’ve discussed on the blog in years past: which retail categories grew and shrunk (physical stores/locations) during the year (to date). To refresh your memory, we first analyzed data on store openings and closures for 2020, and then again for 2021 (or more accurately, January-October 2021).

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Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Data Study, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist

Meet SiteSeer at ICSC Western 9/28-9/30 (and Get a FREE Month)

Posted by Lance Blick on Aug 18, 2022 1:50:55 PM

Next month, the SiteSeer team is on the road! We’ll be at ICSC@Western in San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center September 28-30, 2022, and we’d love to meet you!

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Topics: ICSC, Conferences, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software

[Case Study]: i9 Sports Hits Home Runs with SiteSeer Pro

Posted by Lance Blick on Aug 9, 2022 9:46:14 AM
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Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Real Estate Analytics Tool, Improving Store Locations, Site Selection Software, Case Study

The Hidden (and Obvious) Costs of Losing a Customer

Posted by Lance Blick on Jul 8, 2022 5:00:00 AM

If you’ve read about the importance of customer service, you’ve probably heard that making customers feel valued and heard is good for much more than just your brand—it’s critical to your bottom line. We've talked before about the cost of a bad location. How about the cost of losing a customer? 

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Topics: Retail Site Selection, Customer Analysis, Site Selection Analysis

Roadmap to Research: Planning Your ICSC 2022 Experience

Posted by Lance Blick on Apr 20, 2022 2:57:00 PM

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Topics: ICSC, Conferences, Site Selection Software

What You Need in a Void Analysis Report

Posted by Lance Blick on Mar 17, 2022 5:45:00 AM

If you're in the business of leasing space to retailers or other service business, you need to be using retail void analysis reports. 

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Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Void Analysis, Demographic Data

Everything You Need to Know About Site Selection

Posted by Lance Blick on Feb 25, 2022 10:00:00 AM

The year 2022 is underway and if you’re an expanding retail chain, restaurant chain, service business, or other multi-site business, you’re probably focused on making sure every new location you open is a successful one.

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Topics: Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist

Save the Date: SiteSeer at ICSC 2022!

Posted by Lance Blick on Feb 24, 2022 5:15:00 AM

After two years, it’s going to be great to be back in person at ICSC 2022 in Las Vegas! Join us May 22-24, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth 2235.

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Topics: Real Estate Analytics Tool, Conferences, Retail Site Selection, Mobile Location Data

Manage Your Franchise Territories with SiteSeer

Posted by Lance Blick on Nov 24, 2021 11:00:00 AM

In today’s competitive market, no matter what kind of business you are, understanding your market is critical to your success. We’ve seen this scenario often: business concepts that did well with one area decides to franchise the concept regionally or nationally to any franchisee that meets their requirements.

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Topics: Franchise & Services Industry, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Site Selection Analysis, ATOM

Data Partner Spotlight: Restaurant Trends

Posted by Lance Blick on Oct 26, 2021 5:30:00 AM

If you’re a restaurant chain or real estate professional representing a chain that is expanding in the United States, you should be using Restaurant Trends. This data provider is one of a kind, offering competitor store-level sales data for over 480 restaurant chains across the United States, which they have tracked since 1984. They track all of the major quick-service, fast casual, and full-service restaurants in every state in the U.S.—that’s more than 184,000 locations.

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Topics: Data Partner, Site Selection Software, Restaurant Industry, Data Quality, Restaurant Site Selection

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